Differently abled job seekers block Shahbag upto New Elephant Road demanding quota on Sunday, April 28, 2019 Focus BanglaLaw enforcement officials deny all allegationsDifferently abled job seekers, on Sunday, claimed that law enforcement officials had attacked them, and harassed female protesters during a sit-in strike staged at the Shahbagh intersection. Earlier, from 10am to 2pm, differently abled job seekers had blocked Shahbag upto New Elephant Road and roads leading to the Dhaka University campus, demanding special consideration for government jobs following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s declaration of abolishing quota. They also harassed female protesters and beat up the male protesters,” Ali added. He further informed that, later on Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (Ducsu) VP, Nurul Haque Nur urged them to stop the protest, and helped them submit a memorandum to the prime minister’s office. Sadia Afrin Trishna, a student of Islamic History and Culture Department at Dhaka University (DU), alleged that she was slapped by a male police officer.

Source: Dhaka Tribune April 28, 2019 14:26 UTC